News: Retrolution 4 Released

[Christopher Mitchell]

I think Lisa did use Twiggy.

Yours,
Chris
On Apr 1, 2004, at 2:38 PM, Chipp Walters wrote:

> Bummer, I guess my old Lisa will have to wait for Retrolution 5. BTW, 
> anyone know where to purchase a replacement Twiggy drive? Oh, that's 
> right, Lisa didn't use Twiggy.
>
> -chipp
>
> Rod McCall wrote:
>
>> In response to customer requests we've decided to release Retrolution 
>> 4, please find the press release below.
>> Best,
>> Rod
>> -----
>> Runtime Retrolution 4 Release
>> Develop Software for Platforms Past and Present
>> Edinburgh Scotland, April 1st 2004
>> Runtime Revolution today announces the release of Retrolution 4, the 
>> developer
>> tool for computer platforms past and present. Retrolution includes 
>> support for
>> a selection of platforms dating from the mid-1900's to the present 
>> day and
>> covers most major graphic and chip architectures.
>> Announcing the release, 92 year old Rt. unRev. Kevin Miller CEO of 
>> Runtime Revolution said "I can remember when the transistor was just 
>> a glint in the milkman's eye. Since then we've seen the advent of 4 
>> bit computer systems through to the state of the art G5" While 
>> semi-drugged and undergoing a hip replacement
>> operation, Miller added, "Retrolution's stacks and punched card 
>> development system now make it even easier for developers of all 
>> abilities to write software for platforms big and room sized!"
>> Retrolution 4 adds support for the following platforms:
>> *Atari 8-bit, including XL and XE
>> *Apple I (Apple II coming soon)
>> *Commodore Pet and C64
>> *LEO: Lyon's Electronic Office (support for certain bakery products 
>> only)
>> *Atari ST
>> *Acorn Atom and Archimedes (prior to RISC OS 3 only)
>> *ENIAC
>> *Dragon 64
>> *Oric 1, Atmos and Stratos
>> *Sinclair ZX80, ZX81, Spectrum support to follow shortly.
>> *Texas Instruments TI99/4A
>> *Microsoft Windows 1
>> *Tandy Radioshack TRS-80 (green screen only)
>> *Hanimex Pencil II
>> *MicroBee
>> *Heathkit EC-1 Analogue Valve Vacuum Computer
>> *Seattle Computer Gazelle (Zebra and Giraffe support to follow)
>> *Beattie Bunion 64 Colour Computer
>> *Open University Hektor 2
>> *Dick Smith Cat
>> Daffid Blanket of the UK Home Office Immigration Service said "We've 
>> been using
>> punched cards since the year dot, This new release means we don't 
>> need to discard
>> our state of the art IT systems which include ENIAC, MicroBee and 
>> LEO. Instead
>> we can keep on using them and our trusty stack of punched cards."
>> Retrolution 4 makes development easy by forcing the developer to 
>> program in
>> binary and to manually punch the holes in the cards. This latest 
>> release adds a
>> whole range of features including:
>> *Multimedia support with up to 1 channel beep-based sound
>> *3D graphics, monochrome wireframe with resolutions of up to 64 by 48 
>> pixels
>> *Ability to use compiled external libraries written in BASIC, 6502 
>> and 6809
>> assembler
>> *Support for upper and lowercase letters, except for the letter P
>> *Support for all numbers from 0 to 9, except 6
>> *Databases up to 3 records in size, with one field
>> *Secure data encryption protocols. Each letter is encoded using the 
>> next letter
>> in the alphabet. Support for Z due in 2007, numbers in 2009
>> *Ability to build standalones in 14 days, allowing you to go on 
>> holiday while
>> Retrolution gets on with the job
>> *Sync with the Osborne 1 handheld computer
>> Retrolution 4 is priced at $999.95 and is available on reel-to-reel 
>> tape, pre-programmed valve
>> bank, cassette, punched card and 8 inch floppy disk from all good 
>> computer
>> stores.
>> For more information and a free download visit <http://www.runrev.com>
>> About Retrolution and Revolution
>> Information on pricing, versions, and local distributors, as well as 
>> a free 30-day trial edition of Revolution for all supported 
>> platforms: Windows, Mac OS X, classic Mac OS, Linux and Unix, is 
>> available at
>> <http://www.runrev.com>.
>> Runtime Revolution and Express do not support any of the platforms or 
>> features listed above.
>> Runtime Revolution Ltd.
>> Founded in 1997, Runtime Revolution focuses on bringing user-centric
>> programming to all major platforms: Macintosh, Windows, Linux, and 
>> Unix.
>> Products include Revolution, Revolution Express, and Ten Thumbs Typing
>> Tutor. The company is based in Edinburgh, Scotland. For more 
>> information
>> on Runtime Revolution, please visit the company on the web at
>> <http://www.runrev.com>.
>> ###
>> Contact
>> Dr Rod McCall
>> Runtime Revolution Ltd
>> 91 Hanover Street
>> Edinburgh
>> EH2 1DJ
>> email: rodmc at runrev.com
>> telephone: +44 (0) 131 718 4333
>> fax:+44 (0) 131 718 4334
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